Democratic atmo
Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., May 27, 1898.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - EbpiTor.
Democratic Primary Election and Coun=-
ty Convention.
The Democratic voters of Centre county will
meet at the regular places for holding the general
elections, in their respective election districts, on
Saturday, June 11th, 1898, to elect delegates to the
County convention. . .
Under the rules of the party the election will be
opened at 3 p. m. and closed at 7 p. m. The dele-
gates chosen at the above stated time will meet
in the Court House, in Bellefonte, on Tuesday,
June 14th, 1898, at 12 o'clock noon, to nominate :
Two candidates for Assembly, one candidate for
Prothonotary and one candidate for District At-
torney ; elect five delegates to the State conven-
tion, to be held at Altoona, June 29th 1898; elect
three conferees to the next congressional caucus
or conference of the 28th congressional district of
which Centre county forms a part; elect three
conferees to the next conference of the 34th sena-
torial district, to help select a State Senatorial
candidate ; elect a chairman of the County Com-
mittee, to serve from January 1st, 1899, to January
1st 1900 ; and to transact such other business as
may come before the convention in the interest
of the party.
APPORTIONMENT OF DELEGATES
The number of delegates to which each election
district is entitled, as approved and ratified by
the Democratic County Committee is as follows:
Bellefonte, N W Haines, E. P..
“ SW ¢ WwW. P
* WV 1
Centre Hall Bor 2
Howard Boro. wl Huston
Milesburg Boro.......... 1 Liberty..
Millheim Boro............ 2 | Marion........
Philipsburg, 1st wardl Miles, E. P..
£6 end 2 “MP...
£€ gard 1 ““W.P.
South Philipsburg......1
College Boro...... 1
Unionville Bor: 1
Benner, N. P.... 2 LP
£4 3, P, 1 Rush, N. P..
Boggs, N. P wel “8 P.
bd 5 1 Snow Shoe, E. P.
“« W.P 2 “6 “WwW. P
Burnside........ ol Spring, N. P......
College twp.. 2 t
Curtin... .....cius- on) ff
Ferguson, E. P.. «3 | Taylor...
be WwW. P, 1 Union
Gregg, N. P 1 Walker E
HE * NM,
~ W.P. * Ww
Half Moon... 5 Worth....
J. K. Jouxsrox, S. TAYLOR,
Secretary. Chairman.
Doctor Swallow’s Responsibility.
The Prohibition State convention at Har-
rishurg last week, nominated Rev. Silas C.
SwaLLow for Governor. The platform
contained the usual condemnation of the
liquor traffic, together with a denunciation
of Quay and his political methods. It
further declared that the present State
Legislature and administration is the most
venal that had ever disgraced the State.
There are but few Pennsylvanians who
will deny the truth of this charge, and no
one has done more than Doctor SWALLOW,
to bring to light the corruption and venality
of those who control the public affairs of
the State. It is proper that he should take
an active part in correcting such vicious
conditions, but it is due to himself and to
the people that he should consider by what
line of action he may make himself most
useful in correcting the abuses which he
has been so zealous in exposing.
Can he expect to be most helpful in this
work by drawing to the Prohibition ticket
votes which should be united with a strong-
er party for the overthrow of QUAY’S cor-
ruptionists? The Prohibition party is in
itself but a feeble factor 1 reforming these
abuses. In the coming campaign the Doc-
tor’s prestige may considerably increase
the number of votes that will he cast for
it’s State ticket but the votes which that
ticket may receive beyond the normal
strength of the Prohibition party will be to
the advantage of the machine candidates.
There is a moral responsibility resting
upon Doctor SWALLOW in this matter. He
has set himself forward as a leading expo-
nent of the great need of reform in our
State affairs. He has been peculiarly ef-
ficient in throwing light upon existing
abuses. He will be doubly derelict if his
candidacy for Governor shall be found to
have divided the force which would have
defeated the QUAY corruptiomsts if it had
been united.
Rotten From the Bottom Up.
Here is what the York county Republi-
cans have to say about the Republican ad-
ministration of state affairs : If there is
basis for one-half its denouncements, is it
not time that a change was made? We ap-
peal to you tax-payers, who read the
WATCHMAN, to consider this arraignment
of Republican rule by Republican voters,
and then answer if itis not about time to
make a change :
We denounce in unmeasured terms the un-
paralleled and disgraceful corruption ram-
pant in the last Legislature; the utter and
shameless disregard of the solemn obligations
of official oaths—resulting in open and un-
blushing perjury ; we denounce the fake in-
vestigations—investigations dishonest in their
inception and exercise, and instigated solely,
either for white-washing purposes, or for
looting the state treasury in the interest of
individual members ; we denounce the var-
ious junketing trips and other schemes, which
under specious pretexts, robbed the state,
and burdened the tax-payers, and we con-
demn the lavish and inexcusable expen-
diture of the public monies, in the purchase
of supplies far beyond the honest require-
ments of the public service—a species of
petty corruption which should forever rele-
gate its promoters and beneficiaries to pri-
vate life. We condemn that system of bank-
ing, aptly called political, which has cursed
the state ; tied up a large portion of the
state’s funds in the hands of receivers of
those favored banking institutions ; which
has refused, in the interests of an utterly
corrupt political machine, promptly to meet
the just demands of its citizens ; which has
withheld, from many of the school districts
of the state appropriations long overdue—
thus entailing, in the pursuit of a policy
alike detrimental to the best interests of the
citizen and the state, needless burdens upon
the tax-payer. We denounce the attempt ‘of
the last Legislature to deprive the schools of
the state of any portion of the appropriation
to which they were entitled, in the interest
of a trust, always ready to advance the sin-
ews of war to a tottering and imperilled po-
litical dynasty.
It is known at Washington that Rome,
Vienna and Berlin are exerting pressure to
have Spain make a move to end the war.
It is presumed, however, that if Spain does
sue for peace the United States will insist
on holding, for the present at least, both
Cuba and the Philippines.
THE LATEST WAR MOVEMENTS.
SEEMINGLY GETTING READY FOR A LONG SIEGE.
Suppiies and Men off to Manila—Trying to Stop Spain’s News—An Army to be Sent
to Cuba—General Miles Against Hasty Invasion—75,000 More
Men Wanted.
Important Step Toward Cutting Communications.
‘WASHINGTON, May 25.—The navy department gave out an official statement to-day
that the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis had cut the Spanish cable at Santiago de Cuba and
San Juan de Porto Rico.
The cable from Santiago that was cut was not the line controlled by the French
company running from Santiago to Haiti through Guantanamo, but was one of the two
English cables, running from Santiago south to Jamaica, General Blanco, therefore, is
not yet isolated from the rest of the world.
Nevertheless the cutting of these cables is regarded as a military move of the first
importance and another long step toward cutting off communication between Cuba and
Madrid.
It appears from the latest information received by the navy and war departments
that the cable cutting expedition at Cienfuegos about two weeks ago did not result in
actually interrupting any of the three cables looping Cienfuegos with Santiago. For
this reason General Blanco has no trouble in communicating from Havana to Santiago,
and thence by the two British lines from Santiago to the outer world. It is only by cut-
ting the three cables at Cienfuegos, or the two remaining at Santiago which will soon
be accomplished.
It is safe to say that the other cables from Santiago will soon be cut like the others
so that if Cervera is misguided enough to have entered Santiago harbor, he will be com-
pletely out of touch with his home government on the one hand and equally unable to
communicate with Blanco at the other end of the island.
Supplies and Men for Dewey.
SAN FRANcISO, May 25.—This afternoon at 3 o’clock the first expedition to Manila
left this port. The threeships, City of Peking, City of Sydney, and Australia are the
fleet. In the expedition are 2,600 men and officers.
The First California embarked on the City of Peking yesterday and nearly 1,400
more soldiers embarked to-day for Manila. They comprise five companies of the Four-
teenth United States Infantry, the Second Regiment of Oregon Volunteers, and a de-
tachment of heavy artillery. These departures aroused scenes of patriotism such as were
witnessed yesterday when the boys of the home regiment marched away. The line of
march was thronged with thousands who shouted and cheered and wished the soldiers god-
speed. Women and children crowded the streets, waving flags and handkerchiefs. All
windows and telegraph poles along the way held their share of people, and the whole
city turned out to bid farewell in a most hearty manner to all the troops.
The Government is seeking more transports and colliers, and probably will soon
complete the second fleet. The Bristol and Roanoke were inspected to-day, and it is
said will be accepted. For coal the Government has its eye on the Peter Jebsen and the
Ning Chow. The Jebsen is due here from Nanaimo with 4,675 tons and the Ning Chow
with 2,825 tons. It is proposed to send these steamers over to Honolulu with their
cargoes immediately after they arrived here.
The Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment, the arrival of which is quite eagerly expected,
is making slow progress toward the city. It was to have arrived early this morning.
Then the hour was changed to 4 p. m. The latest news of it is that the regiment will
not arrive till to-night, and will remain on the Mole all night.
The cruiser Charleston, which has already left San Francisco for Honolulu, will not
reach the Hawaian capital very much in advance of the troopships, inasmuch as she is
incapable of making so high a rate of speed as the Sydney, Peking, and Australia. All
the vessels will take coal and water at Honolulu, as well as some fresh provisions for
the longer stage of the voyage a cross the Pacific.
The distance from San Francisco to Manila by way of Honolulu is about 7, 000
miles. It is estimated that, allowing the vessels time to take on coal at the Hawaiian
port, the troopships with their convoy, the Charleston, wiil arrive at Manila about
June 15th.
Army of 50,000 Men Will be Sent to Caba as Soon as Naval Protection Can be
Vouchsafed Themm—Food and Equipment are Problems.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—The war department arrangements to place troops in Cuba
contemplate sending 50,000 men and there is authority for the statement that the force
will be sent as soon as convoys can be spared from the naval force. It begins to look as
if the invasion may not be carried out at once, but one prominent official said to-day
that efforts were being made to have the convoys ready as soon as possible and without
regard to the progress of operations of the contending naval forces.
Secretary Alger’s military advisors still insist that a naval force should accompany
the military in its trip to Cuba. They deem it essential to the success of any expedi-
tion not only that the transports may be accompanied hy an adequate protected force
but that the troops may be landed under the the shelter of the guns of th: vais hips.
Advices received at the war department show that the enemy in Cuba has not been
idle in the last two months. Reports received from Cuban sources are to the effect that
nearly all the landing places along the coast have been strengthened with fortifications,
which, while not pretentious or invulnerable, are calculated to pester an invading army
which has no means of demolishing the temporary works.
A number of Cuban officers have examined the work and several army officers are
understood to have gone along the coast in government vessels and investigated the fa-
cilities for landing. .
Colonel Wagner, of the Adjutant General’s office, has been in Tampa for some days
perfecting the methods of securing information and has already accomplished a good
deal. The invasion is not merely a question of convoy.
There is a great deal of difficulty in securing sufficient transports, aud it begins to
look as if the steamers which have been chartered for this purpose would be obliged to
make more than one trip in order to land in Cuba the force it is proposed to send to the
island.
The question of equipment also plays an important part. The quartermasters find
it next to impossible to secure such articles as are essential to a military campaign so
far from home and the subsistence officers have a number of troublesome problems to
deal with in securing provisions for a large army in such a latitude.
These despatches have given some account of the perplexity of the subsistence of-
ficers of the supply of fresh beef. No satisfactory solution of this problem bas neen
reached. The question of water supply is another matter which call® for much con-
sideration. The element of hygiene enters materially intoall the plans which ordinarily
would be merely strategic. :
General Miles Against Hasty Invasion.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—““With regard to the invasion of Cuba,”’ said Major Gen-
eral Miles at the war department to-day, ‘I have nothing to say except that the United
States will in due time bring Cuba under its control by judicious methods and without
a useless waste of life. The United States is too great, too strong and too powerful to
commit any foolish act in connection with the proposed invasion.
‘As for myself I have only to say that no officer is fit to command troops who, from
any motive whatever, would needlessly risk the life of a single soldier, either from dis-
ease or the bullets of an enemy. I have never sacrificed the lives of men under my
command and do not propose to subject them to any unnecessary risks in the present
cam paign.”’
President McKinley Issucs His Second Call for 75,000 More Volunteers.
To-day, May 25th, the President issued the following proclamation calling for
75,000 more volunteers:
WHEREAS, an act of Congress was approved April 25th, 1898, entitled ‘‘An act
declaring that war exists between the United States of America and the kingdom of
Spain,’’ and
WHEREAS, By an act of Congress entitled ‘‘An act to provide for temporarily in-
creasing the military establishment of the United States in time of war and for other
purposes,’’ approved April 22, 1898, the President is authorized, in order to raise a
volunteer army, to issue his proclamation calling for volunteers to serve in the army of
the United States,
Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of
the power vested in me by the constitution and the laws, and deeming sufficient occasion
to exist, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, volunteers to the ag-
gregate number of 75,000 in addition to the volunteers called forth by my proclamation
of April 23rd, in the present year; the same to be apportioned, as far as practicable,
among the several States and Territories and the district of Columbia, according to pop-
ulation, and te serve for two years unless sooner discharged. The proportion of each
arm and the details of enlistment and organization will be made known through the
war department.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this 25th day of May, in the year
of our Lord 1898, and of the independence of the United States the 122d.
WiLLiaM McKINLEY
By the President—William R. Day, Secretary of State.
It Was An Unexpected Call.
WASHINGTON, May 25.—The event of the day in the war situation was the issuance
of the proclamation by the President calling for 75,000 more volunteers. It added a
new and stirring phase to the lethargic conditions which have prevailed of late, and
came with almost startling unexpectedness even to many of the high officersin the army.
The proclamation means not only the assemblying of a large force of troops, but
also the appointment of a number of major generals, brigadier generals, colonels, majors
and staff and field officers for the organization of this additional force of 75,000 men into
army corps, divisions, brigades and regiments.
Coming thus unexpectedly the war department had made no preparations for ex-
ecuting the call, and it will be some days before the details are worked out as to the
exact quotas from each State, the calls to the respective governors of States, the muster-
ing points and the general points of concentration.
~The new force will require, either by appointment or by officers already appointed,
three major generals and about 24 brigadier generals. The law authorizes the President
to appoint one major general for each army corps and one brigadier general for each
brigade. Brigadier generals are also assigned to command divisions when the organiza-
tion advances to that stage. The colonels, lieutenant colonels, majors, captains and
lieutenants are appointed by the governors of the States.
Pennsylvania’s quota of the number will be 6,462.
Reports were current to-day that an army of invasion was about to start for Cuba
and Puerto Rico. Officials in authority gave it no indorsement. It is probable the
commanding general will leave for the South at an early day.
Condensed War Reports.
The cabinet considered the war situation
and was informed by secretary Long that
no news had heen received from either
Sampson or Schley, and that there was no
trustworthy information concerning the
location of Cervera’s squadron.
The movements of the American fleets
are to be kept absolutely secret, and tke
navy department does not expect news
until a battle has been fought.
It was stated at the war department that
General Merritt will have by the 1st of
July a force of 40,000 troops under his
command at Manila.
Secretary Long discredits the stories of
the capture of the Mangrove, saying that
the department has received word from her
commander since the time of the alleged
capture.
General Miles recommends that Lieut.
Rowan be promoted to the rank of Lieut.
Colonel, as a recognition of the services he
performed in his recent perilous mission in
Cuba.
Proclamations of neutrality have been
issued by Russia, Greece, Venezuela, the
Netherlands and Canada.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says Admiral
Montijo is to be courtmartialed for coward-
iceand thz captain of the Callao is to be
shot. ;
Movements of the United States fleet are
known to naval officers at Key West, and
it is stated that no battle has yet taken
place, although the signs point to a decis-
ive engagement soon. .
It is officially announced in Madrid that
Admiral Cervera’s fleet is still at Santiago
de Cuba, but a dispatch from Port au
Prince says it has sailed to an unknown des-
tination.
The battleship Oregon with the gunboats
Marietta and Buffalo, after their long sail
from the Pacific, touched at Jupiter, Flori-
da, and sailed away again.
Spaniards say that many chiefs of the
Philippine insurgents have pledged al-
legiance to Spain.
Foreign warships in Manila harbor have
agreed upon concerted action in case of an
emergency.
The man arrested at Key West on sus-
picion of being a Spanish spy, has been
identified as Lieutenant Sobrai, formally
naval attache of the Spanish legation at
Washington.
Three Spanish gunhoats are now at the
Grand Canaries.
Cervera has cabled to Madrid that he is
in Santiago.
The passing of a supposed Spanish fleet
off Louisberg has caused much excitement
in Halifax.
It is hinted in Washington that the
Spaniards are turning to the Philippines
and preparing to abandon Cuba.
The German Consul at Manila declared
he would land provisions, aided by two
cruisers, when Admiral Dewey threatened
that if such an attempt was made he
would open fire on the cruisers.
A Hong Kong dispatch states that food
is scarce at Manila and a serious outbreak
is threatened.
Lord Wolsely, Commander-in-chief of
the British army, says it would be a mis-
take to attempt to invade Cuba with un-
discliplined troops.
THE VERY LATEST.
By Telegraph special to the Watchman.
KEY West, May 26, 2.30 p. m.—The
battleship Oregon arrived at this point this
morning.
MADRID, May 26, 3 p. m.—Private Ma-
nilla dispatch says the United States Cruis-
er Baltimore has been disabled by an ex-
plosion on hoard.
LONDON, May 26, 3.20 p. m.—Madrid
Special this afternoon says, the defeat of
the Spanish fleet, which the best informed
people believe to be only a question of a
few days, is bound to cause a revolution.
The Queen Regent, however, refuses to fly
from the capitol.
From Chickamauga.
| How the Country Looks and How the Boys are |
Getting Along.
DEAR WATCHMAN :—
We are now encamped in Chickamauga
Park, in the state of Georgia, aftera long
and tedious journey of 52 hours from Mt.
Gretna. Our regiment on the way passed
over the States of Ohio, Kentucky, Tennes-
see, part of Virginia and Alabama. We left
¢ Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon, May 17th,
11:30 p. m., and arrived
in Chattanooga,
Tenn., Thursday morning, May 19th, at
3 o'clock a. m., where we remained on the
cars until 3 o’clock in the afternoon of the
same day, when we started for the camp
ground, only 12 miles distant. The delay
was caused by a blockade of cars on the
branch road. The grand ovation given to
us all along the route will long be
remembered by every officer and man.
Knowing that the many readers of
your paper will be interested, I will
detail a few instances of the journey
and, of those things which I noticed par-
ticularly. The people in every town and
city gathered by the thousands and cheered
the boys in blue on their way, and Iam
pleased to tell you that the American flag,
the emblem of liberty and independence,
was waving on cvery hovel and palace all
through the North and South. Everywhere
there was a kind look and a kind word for
the soldier boys. At every stop on the way
boxes of fruits and eatables were given with-
out stint. In return old and young, boys
and girls, begged a memento as a remem-
brance, a button, hard tack, a bit of flag, a
name written on white cloth or on a hard
tack. The eagerness they all showed in their
desire and the way they cherished them,
demonstrated that the people are loyal and
patriotic in every section and in every state.
We passed over the State of Ohio during the
night time and I am unable to say much
about the country, but I viewed Kentucky
from start to finish. This State cannot be
compared in any way with the State of Penn-
sylvania. The only feature in the State is
they have all good woods, far better than
we have at home. In all the section through
which we passed they have no farm land
to compare with the valleys in Centre
county, our farm houses and barns are far
better. We passed through part of Tennes-
see during the day time and it seemed more
homelike, having many hills, valleys and
mountains in the State, we passed through
27 tunnels in a distance of 40 miles, most of
them were curved and some had two curves.
This was new to us, cutting tunnels through
high hills on a large curve. In Ohio, Ken-
tucky and Tennessee in the cities and large
towns bells would ring and every steam
whistle would cut loose until we left. Many
remarks were heard such as the ‘‘Pennsylva-
nia boys are all strong and sturdy looking,”
“has Pennsylvania a standing army, ete.”
The only accident to any of Co. B. boys was
Goshorn, from Philipsburg, when getting on
the train at Cincinnati fell and hurt his arm,
but at present writing is all right. The boys
are in good health and enjoying army life,
the men are all working to the best interests
of the company, and obedience to orders is
their first desire. They have the bright and
dark side of army experience. None of them
are angels because angelsdon’t fight. Chick-
amauga Park is owned by the government
and covers many thousand acres. Our regi-
ment is located in a grove and an ideal place
for camp, the water supply is not what it
should be but may be improved in a few
days. The weather is very warm here, our
first night in the park the men slept under
the blue sky and were very comfortable,
“Tenting on the old camp ground’”’ was an
appropriate song. We are assigned as fol-
lows: Company B, 5th Pa. Vols., 1st Brig.,
3rd Division ; 1st. army corps commanded
by General Brooke. Our camp is known as
Geo. H. Thomas. Troops from Mass., Minn.,
Ohio and Ill. are located near us and all pres-
ent a soldierly appearance. The only troops
that did not size up in my mind were the
men from Kansas. The 1st brigade to which
we are assigned is composed of the 1st Ill.
1039 officers and men, the 12th Minn. 981 of-
flcers and men and our Regt. the 5th 629 of-
ficers and men. Col. Theo, Burchfield has
been appointed acting brigadier and in com-
mand of the 1st Brig., 3rd Div. and 1st Army
Corp., Capt. Hugh 8. Taylor, of Company B
has been appointed acting Assistant Adjt.
General of his brigade, N. B. Spangler has
been detailed as one of the clerks at Brigd.
Headquarters. At this writing Sunday, May
22nd, the boys are all in good health.
VOLUNTEER.
State Troops’ Pay Roll.
Word from Harrisburg says that the Ad-
jutant-General’s department is making out
the pay rolls of the late National Guard,
and it is expected that all of the work will
be completed by next week.
Those of the Guard who were accepted
by the government and entered the volun-
teer service will be paid up to the day they
were mustered in, while those who were at
the camp and did not enlist or were reject-
ed will be paid up to the time the order
was issued sending them to their homes.
Owing to the fact that the Guard had a
real service camp, there will be no encamp-
ments of any kind held this year, and the
money for that purpose will be used to pay
the expenses of the State incurred in call-
ing the Guard to Camp Hastings.
A Wanamaker Movement.
Pennsylvania enjoys a monopoly of po-
litical excitement at the present time. In
the midst of grim war even, she has been
able, by the fierceness of the fight now on
between the Republican factions, to draw
the attention of outsiders to her political
shortcomings. The assault which Wana-
maker and his followers are making upon
the Quayites has had the effect of driving
Senator Quay into taking personal com-
mand of his forces in the state convention
in order to save himself from disaster.
Next Monday the Wanamakerites will
hold an important conference in Philadel-
phia, at which it will likely be decided
whether or not they will bolt the conven-
tion. If the Harrisburg convention of
June 2nd throws out the Wanamaker dele-
gates from Lehigh, they will be strongly
tempted to bolt. Mr. Vanamaker’s
friends claim that they elected their dele-
gates in that county. Secretary Martin
will personally take charge of the contests,
but it is believed that Senator Quay will
have strength enough to seat all his dele-
gates.— Doylestown Democrat.
Howard.
Daniel W. Diehl has started his new laun-
| dry and he does fine work.
Anyone who is interested in the literature
of the day should call on Chester A. Moore.
Bishop Dubbs, of Philadelphia, preached
an excellent sermon in the United Evan-
gelical church on Weduesday evening.
Unless more patronage is given the financial
part of the war bulletins, so liberally dis-
played in Lucas and Bros.’ window, we are
sorry to state that they will be discontinued.
Rebersburg.
John Royer wears a broad smile because of
a new boy at kis home.
The missionary society of the Lutheran
church is preparing an entertainment for
the near future.
Mrs. Sallie Hillibish and Mrs. Landis, of
Snyder county, were here the beginning of
the week.
Bishop R. Dubbs, of Chicago, preached an
eloquent sermon in the United Evangelical
church last Sabbath afternoon.
Reuben Musser is a delegate to the K. L.
C. E. and S. S. convention of the United
Evangelical church in session in Bellefonte.
Among the visitors to our town last Sun-
day we noticed Titus Gramley and wife, of
Spring Mills, accompanied by Mrs. Meyer, of
h e same place.
Editor Bumiller and Prof. Rothrock, of
Millheim, came over on their wheels last
Sunday afternoon to hear Bishop Dubb’s
sermon.
According to reports, which have reached
here, Sampson has destroyed the Spanish
fleet for the third time. That fleet must
have as many lives as a cat.
Rev. Aurand, of Mifflinburg, preached in
the Lutheran church last Sunday evening.
For a number of years the Rev. was pastor of
the Lutheran church of this valley, and is
therefore always a welcome visitor.
Mitchell I. Gardner candidate for pro-
thonotary wasaround fixing up his political
fences the latter part of last week. William
F. Runkle was also through this end of the
county hunting up his political supporters.
Scott Kerstetter, who was crushed and
severely injured a few weeks ago by the flag
pole falling upon him, has not improved and
his recovery is extremely doubtful. J. C.
Morris, who was hurt at the same time, is
entirely well.
: Spring Mills.
Mrs. Wm. Kepler has been ill for the last
week, but is now slowly convalescing.
II. B. Wilson, a highly polished gentleman
of Harrisburg, visited Dr. P. W. Leitzell last
week.
If no late frost occurs the fruit crop in
Penn’s valley will be un usually large, apples
especially.
The Sons of Veterans will bave charge of
Decoration day services. All the places of
business will be closed from 12 o’clock i 7
in the evening. The graves of the veterans
buried in the Spring Mills cemetery, will
be decorated at 6 o'clock p.- m. Appropriate
music will be furnished by the Citizens band
and drum corps of this place. Addresses by
Col. J. P. Coburn, of Bellefonte, Sumner
Hosterman, of Centre Hall, Dr. D. M. Wolf .
of our village and several others.
A pension agent made his appearance here
last week, and created quite a sensation.
The department had been advised that cer-
tain cases here were fraudulent and he came
to ascertain the truth of the matter. Upon
investigating the agent found the charges
untrue and that the complainers had lied.
The deserving soldier is about tired of
spite work and the continually harassing of
the cowardly sneak and some day you’ll
hear of some one being shot.
A squabble has occurred in the choir of the
M.E. churchand a majority have withdrawn.
Church choirs are becoming like our political
primaries, one man imagines that he has
been defrauded and a rebellion is the result.
In a church choir, possibly some one has been
requested to preside at the organ, not agree-
able to some of the members, straightway a
rumpus is created and the grieved (?) retire.
All this is very small business and shows a
pitiful lack of sense.
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Pine Grove Mention.
A little Miss has arrived at Otis Hoy’s
home.
New’t. Driblibeis has another little daugh-
ter to keep.
Miss § Mary Gardner is visiting Hiram
Thompson’s family.
Mrs. Margaret Meek is spending a week at
her old home in Altoona.
Dr. Ward, of Bellefonte, was here the early
part of the week repairing grinders and
talking politics.
A. A. Pletcher, candidate for prothonotary
canvassed our township recently and made a
very favorable impression.
Mrs. Rebecca Murphy, one of our oldest
and most respected women, is seriously ill
with a general break down.
D. L. Dennis has resigned his position as
store box lawyer to become a full fledged
hayseed, having purchased the Hannah
Glenn property, near town.
J. A. Decker has been suffering from com-
ing in contact with poison ivy. His father,
ex-county commissioner, has been visiting
him for several days.
J. C. Schenck and Geo. Bihers, two old
veterans from Pittsburg, are enjoying C. B.
McCormick’s hospitality and discovering the
improvements made during their long
absence.
David R. Foreman, of Potter township,
interviewed the political bosses this week in
regard to his chances for the prothonotary-
ship. As he has relations here he was greatly
encouraged.
After April 1st ’99 John B. Whitmer will
give the Branch the cold shoulder and go to
farming at White Hall. He has purchased
Dr. Hale's farm and expects to make the
200 acres fairly grow gold.
C. J. Stamm, one of Harris township’s
Democratic reliables, is farming, burning
lime and buying cows for the eastern
markets. So you see that he does not have
many idle days; but yet he takes time to
talk politics.
On May the 3ist a wedding will be sol-
emnized at the home of S. H. Bailey, which
will unite Miss Maggie Bailey and Robert
McCray, of Pittsburg, in marriage. Miss
Bailey is one of Harris township’s most ac-
complished young ladies, and the groom is a
graduate of State College, where he is favor-
ably known.
The Republican primaries, last Saturday,
were unusually well attended, and, with the
Quay and Wanamaker or Hastings sides
crossing swords there was lots of fun. It was
somewhat of a surprise when the vest pocket
vote was counted and the result showed 26
to 6 in favor of the Philadelphia combine, but
the post office aspirants had not been able to
get in much work, hence the result.
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Books, Magazines Etc.
Besides the article on the causes of the failure
of the Spanish Armada, by Captain Mahan, the
June Century will contain “Ten Months with the
Cuban Insurgents,” the experiences of a major
in the army under Gareia, and an article on “The
Confederate Torpedo Service” by the electrician
of the Torpedo Division in the Confederate Navy
who laid the mine which blew up the first gun
boat ever destroyed by this means.
The June Harper's published last Satur-
day, contains: Julian Ralph's paper on “The
Czar’s People ;” the_third in the series of “Old
Chester Tales,” by Margaret Deland ; Captain
Mahan’s examination of “Current Fallacies upon
Naval Subjects” ; “The Spirit of Mohongui,” a
story by Frederic Remington ; “The Trolley in
Rural Parts,” by Sylvester Baxter ; Part VI. of
‘““Roden’s Corner,” by Henry Seton Merriman ;
*William’s Moose,” by Hamblen Sears ; “Mrs.
Pettingrew’s Question,” a story by Ellen Douglas
Deland ; “A Rebel Cipher Despatch,” by David
Homer Bates; “A Woman who lost her Prin-
ciples,” a story by Lousie Betts Edwards ; “A
Century of Cuban Diplomacy,” by Prof. Albert
Bushnell Hart ; “A Study of Child,” ny Louise E.
Hogan ; “With Music and Light,” a story by
Abby Swain Meguire ; “The Situation in China,”
by “Cathay” ; “Dictated,” a story by Alexander
Black ; the “Editor's Study,” ‘Editor's Drawer,”
Ete.
A Nrw Parrioric Marcu—We have received
from J. Fischer & Bro., 7 Bible House, New York,
a copy of a new and spirited March (Two-step),
entitled, “The Patriotic American.” This is un-
doubtedly one of the most effective marches pub-
lished this season. The melody throughout is
bright and catchy, and combined with a good
martial rhythm, which makes this composition
excellently adapted to either dancing or march-
ing purposes. Also, arranged for hand and
orchestra. Price 50 cents,
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